Generaladmiral Rolf Carls Born: 29 May 1885 in Rostock Died: 15 Apr 1945 in Bad Oldesloe (Killed) Promotions:
F�hnrich zur See (15 Apr 1904); Leutnant zur See (28 Sep 1906); Oberleutnant zur See (27 Jan 1909); Kapit�nleutnant (16 Dec 1914); Fregattenkapit�n (01 Oct 1928); Kapit�n zur See (01 May 1930); Konteradmiral (01 Apr 1934); Vizeadmiral (01 Jan 1937); Admiral (01 Jun 1937); Generaladmiral (19 Jul 1940) Career:
Entered the Navy as a Seekadett and Attended Basic-Training (01 Apr 1903-10 May 1903)
On Board the School-Ship �Stein� (11 May 1903-31 Mar 1904)
Attended Naval-School and Special-Briefings (01 Apr 1904-30 Sep 1905)
Departed to East Asia (01 Oct 1905-28 Nov 1905)
On Board the Heavy Cruiser �F�rst Bismarck� (29 Nov 1905-02 Oct 1906)
Watch-Officer on the Torpedo-Boat �Taku� (03 Oct 1906-14 Jun 1907)
On Board the Heavy Cruiser �F�rst Bismarck� (15 Jun 1907-01 Oct 1907)
Returned Home and Granted-Leave (02 Oct 1907-21 Nov 1907)
Roll-Officer and Adjutant on the Liner �Schwaben� (22 Nov 1907-14 Sep 1910)
Watch-Officer on the Small Cruiser �Dresden� (15 Sep 1910-30 Sep 1912)
Watch-Officer on the Battleship �Wittelsbach� (01 Oct 1912-28 Apr 1914)
Artillery-Officer on the Small Cruiser �Breslau-Midilli� (13 May 1914-02 Dec 1916)
3rd Artillery-Officer on the Battleship �K�nig� (16 Jan 1917-14 Apr 1917)
Submarine-Training, Submarine-School (15 Apr 1917-30 Jun 1917)
Instructor on the Heavy Cruiser �Kaiserin Augusta� (01 Jul 1917-03 Feb 1918)
Course on the School-Ship �W�rttemberg� (04 Feb 1918-30 Mar 1918)
Commandant of the Submarine-School, and at the same time �U 9� (31 Mar 1918-20 Jul 1918)
Commandant of the Submarine �U 124� (21 Jul 1918-01 Dec 1918)
Placed to the Disposal of the Inspector of Submarine Affairs (02 Dec 1918-08 Feb 1919)
Commander of the VIII. Sailor-Artillery-Battalion (09 Feb 1919-15 Mar 1919)
Placed to the Disposal of the Inspector of Submarine Affairs (16 Mar 1919-08 Apr 1919)
Battalion-Commander in the III. Naval-Brigade (09 Apr 1919-30 Jun 1920)
Commander of the Coastal-Defence-Battalion V (01 Jul 1920-07 Oct 1923)
1st Artillery-Officer on the Battleship �Hannover� (08 Oct 1923-31 Aug 1925)
Director of the Reichs Naval Service Office K�nigsberg (10 Sep 1925-17 Mar 1927)
Advisor in the Fleet-Department, Naval-Command (18 Mar 1927-04 Oct 1928)
Chief of the Training-Department, Naval-Command (05 Oct 1928-30 Sep 1930)
Chief of Staff of the Naval-Command (01 Oct 1930-26 Sep 1932)
Commandant of the Battleship �Hessen� (03 Oct 1932-02 Oct 1933)
Chief of Staff, Fleet-Command (03 Oct 1933-28 Sep 1934)
Commander of Battleships (29 Sep 1934-30 Sep 1936)
At the same time, Commander of the Sea-Force at Spain (24 Jul 1936-24 Aug 1936)
Commander of Armoured-Ships (01 Oct 1936-23 Nov 1936)
At the same time, Commander of the Sea-Force at Spain (05 Oct 1936-13 Nov 1936)
Fleet Chief (21 Dec 1936-31 Oct 1938)
At the same time, Commander of the Sea-Force at Spain (03 Aug 1937-07 Sep 1937)
Commanding Admiral of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (01 Nov 1938-20 Sep 1940)
At the same time, Commander-in-Chief East (31 Oct 1939-20 Sep 1940)
Commander-in-Chief, Naval-Group-Command North (21 Sep 1940-01 Mar 1943)
Placed to the Disposal of the Commander-in-Chief of the Kriegsmarine (02 Mar 1943-31 May 1943)
Retired from Naval Service (31 May 1943)
Placed to the Disposal of the Kriegsmarine without being mobilised (01 Jun 1943)
Killed (15 Apr 1945)
Decorations & Awards:
- Ritterkreuz (15): am 14.06.1940 als Admiral und Oberbefehlshaber Marinegruppen-Kommando Ost und zugleich Leiter des Operativen F�hrungsstabes des Marinegruppen-Kommandos West
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: 28.02.1943 als Generaladmiral und Oberbefehlshaber Marinegruppen-Kommando Nord
- 1914 EK I: 19.05.1915
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Preuss. Dienstorden IV Klasse: 19.09.1912
- T�rkischer Eiserner Halbmond: 12.08.1915
- T�rkische Imtiaz-Medaille in Silber mit S�bel
- Grossherzoglich Mecklenburg-Schwerinsches Milit�r-Verdienstkreuz II. Klasse: 04.08.1916
- Grossherzoglich Mecklenburg-Schwerinsches Milit�r-Verdienstkreuz I. Klasse: 04.08.1916
- T�rkischer Osmani�-Orden IV Klasse: 00.02.1917
- Kgl. Preuss. Dienstauszeichnungskreuz
- Schlesisches Adler-Orden II. und I. Stufe: 27.01.1920
- Bew�hrungsabzeichen II. und I. Klasse der III. Marine-Brigade: 31.05.1920
- Grossoffizierskreuz des kgl. Bulgar. Milit�r-Verdienstordens: 00.06.1934
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer: 24.12.1934
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Grosskreuz des Kgl. Ungar. Verdienstordens: 20.08.1938
- Grosskreuz des Spanisch-Marokkanischen Mehdauia-Orden: 03.12.1938
- Grosskreuz des Kgl. Italien. Ordens der Krone: 00.00.1938
- Grosskreuz des finn. Ordens der weissen Rose: 00.00.1938
- Grossoffizierkreuz des Kgl. Bulgar. Milit�r-Verdienstordens mit der Krone und Schwertern: 00.00.1938
- Spanienkreuz in Gold mit Schwertern: 06.06.1939
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 01.10.1938: 07.06.1939
- Spanisches Marine-Verdienstkreuz in Weiss: 31.08.1939
- Grosskreuz des Kgl. Jugosl. Ordens der Krone: 1. Klasse 16.11.1939
- Spange zum EK I: 00.00.1940
- Spange zum EK II: 00.00.1940
- Grosskreuz des spanischen Marine-Verdienstordens: 00.00.1940
- Wehrmachtsbericht: 10.04.1940
- Italienisches Gro�kreuz des Ordens der Krone: 11.03.1941
- Finn. Freiheitskreuz I Klasse mit Stern und Schwertern: 25.03.1942
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